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Scottish government sets stage for another independence vote
LONDON - The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland's independence from the U.K. even thoug...
May 08, 2021
Biden move to share vaccine designed to spread US influence
WASHINGTON - It won't speed the manufacture of vaccines. It enraged the developers who delivered lifesaving doses in record time. But President Joe Biden's decision to support waiving intellectual pro...
May 08, 2021
Statistics Canada sees more demand to fill out census online during pandemic
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the response to the census is higher than the agency expected so far, with online submissions coming from some remote communities for the first time. Census cards with ...
May 08, 2021
Ottawa to create new system to tackle delays in processing immigration applications
Ottawa says it will create a new digital platform to help process immigration applications more quickly after the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for a faster shift to a new system. The federal...
May 08, 2021
Airline industry group wants Ottawa to follow U.K.'s lead, help bring in restart plan
OTTAWA - An industry group is calling on Ottawa to follow the United Kingdom's lead and help bring in a restart plan for Canada's airline sector. Mike McNaney, president and chief executive officer of...
May 07, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, May 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 406,415 new vaccinations administered for a total of 15,325,18...
May 07, 2021
Manitoba tightens health orders, shuts gyms, restaurants, museums and more
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government announced further restrictions as COVID-19 numbers continued to surge to near-record levels Friday. Starting Sunday morning and until May 30, the cap on outdoor gath...
May 07, 2021
Quebec government to allow overnight camps to open across province this summer
MONTREAL - Quebec is allowing overnight camps across the province to reopen this summer. An association representing camps in the province says it learned Thursday its members will be allowed to reope...
May 07, 2021
Justice Dept. rule would aim to crack down on 'ghost guns'
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Friday released a proposed rule that would broaden the definition of a firearm, requiring some gun-making kits to include a serial number as the Biden administra...
May 07, 2021
Trudeau aide Katie Telford questions if she could've done more on military misconduct
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff says she wonders whether she could have done more to fight sexual misconduct in Canada's armed forces, but refused to say how her boss was kept ...
May 07, 2021
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